ABSTRACT
This edited volume addresses key issues relating to the concept of self, an increasingly researched area of social psychology. The self-concept consists of three fundamental self-representations: the individual self, the relational self, and the collective self. That is, people seek to achieve self-definition and self-interpretation (i.e. identity) in three fundamental ways: in terms of their personal traits, in terms of dyadic relationships, and in terms of group membership. Contributions from leading international researchers examine the interrelations among three self-representations. A concluding commentary identifies running themes, synthesizes the extant literature, and points to future research directions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|4 pages
Individual Self, Relational Self, and Collective Self
part I|63 pages
The Individual Self as Basis for Self-Definition
chapter 3|22 pages
A Self to Remember
chapter 4|21 pages
Individual Self-Regulatory Functions
part II|75 pages
The Relational and Collective Selves as Bases for Self-Definition
chapter 7|14 pages
The Self and Attachment to Relationship Partners and Groups
part III|93 pages
Interactional Perspectives on the Individual, Relational, and Collective Self
chapter 9|24 pages
The “I,” the “Me,” and the “Us”
chapter 10|28 pages
The Interaction Between the Individual and the Collective Self
chapter 11|20 pages
Revisiting the Individual Self
part IV|88 pages
Integrative Models